Bringing mental health support to the heart of your construction sites
Real conversations. On real sites. The Mindflow Talk Football Talk Mental Health programme brings former professional footballers into the heart of the construction industry — to kick off conversations that could save lives.
Introducing Match-Ups
Our Talk Football Talk Mental Health programme is delivered through short, on-site sessions we call Match-Ups. Each one is led by a Mindflow Ambassador — a former professional footballer with lived experience of pressure, silence, and resilience. These aren’t lectures or toolkits.
Each visit aims to:
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Break the silence around mental health
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Spark peer-led conversations on site
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Connect workers with trusted support
Why football?
Football is a universal language. It bridges backgrounds, beliefs and job titles. And in a sector that’s 87% male, where stigma still stops many from speaking up, it can be the connection that makes a difference.
Many construction workers told us they found it easier to open up when the conversation started with something familiar — like football. And 67% of workers in the industry describe themselves as football fans.
That’s why our Match-Up sessions use football as the “in”.
Meet the people making it happen
Our Mindflow Ambassadors are former professionals who bring not only name recognition, but real-life stories of pressure, silence, and resilience. When they visit site, they connect. They listen. They show that speaking up isn't weakness — it's strength.
Jason McAteer
Mindflow Ambassador
Paul Stewart
Mindflow Ambassador
Clayton Blackmore
Mindflow Ambassador
Paul Lake
Mindflow Ambassador
Colin Hendry
Mindflow Ambassador
Chris Kirkland
Mindflow Ambassador
Jason McAteer
Mindflow Ambassador
Paul Stewart
Mindflow Ambassador
Clayton Blackmore
Mindflow Ambassador
Paul Lake
Mindflow Ambassador
Colin Hendry
Mindflow Ambassador
Chris Kirkland
Mindflow Ambassador
Where are Match-Up sessions happening?
Thanks to early funding from our strategic partner, the UK’s largest watch brand, Christopher Ward, we’re currently piloting our Talk Football Talk Mental Health Match-Ups across the North West — including Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire.
Not based in these areas?
We still want to hear from you.
10 and counting: how Domis Construction are embracing Mindflow Match-Ups
Mindflow hosts a Match-Up session in Manchester with Domis Construction
Mindflow joins Persimmon Homes in Liverpool for the latest Match-Up session
